by Kelly | 02 Feb 2017 | Dressmaking
Well, I started this dress in April 2016 after my sewing machine arrived in Italy from the UK but at the end of the month, I found myself in a new relationship and the dress was sort of pushed to one side. Admittedly there were also other reasons why I left it a...
by Kelly | 18 Dec 2014 | Dressmaking
I worked on a number of dressmaking projects over a relatively short space of time which involved using a combination of no pattern at all (paisley skirt), using an existing garment and attempting to recreate it into a toile pattern (patchwork skirt), using a...
by Kelly | 14 Jul 2014 | Dressmaking, Making, Workshops
I never had the opportunity to learn how to sew at school and dressmaking was never something I had thought about until my younger sister started studying Fashion and Textiles at school and making her own clothes. The moment I seriously decided I should be having a go...